Telephone support



July 17, 1923- J. J. Moss TELEPHONE SUPRORT Filed July 24, 1922 M yaw I INI/E/VTOR 3.; sixwas ATTORNEYS 30 eflicient for the purpose intended, and which 1 Vice, and

Patented July 17, 1923.

1 UNITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN JOSIRAI/IOSS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

, TELEPHONE SUPPORT.

Applieation filed July 24,

' useful Improvement in Telephone Supports,

thereon. s

of which the'following is a full,-clear, and exact description. 4

. My invention relates to improvements in telephone supports, and it consistsin the combinations, constructions, and arrangements herein described and claimed.-

An object of my invention is to provide a telephone supportwhich may b readily secured to a wall or the like, and which has means for readily and instantlyadjusting the telephone to the desired heights A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the character described which has novel means for supporting the receiver when the latter is not disposed on the ordinary telephone hook.

'A further object of my invention is to provide a device of th character-described which may be folded so as to take up llttle room when the telephone is not disposed A further object of my invention is to provide. a device of the character described which is simple inconstruction, durable and is not likely to easily get out'of order.-

Other objects and advantages will appear in th following specification, and the novel features ofthe invention will be particularly 1 pointed out in the appendedacla-ims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part'ofthis ap-v plication in which 4 I f Figure 1 is a frontelevation of'the de-' Figure'2 is a side elevation of'the device, portions thereof being broken away. i

In carrying out my invention, I provide a supporting board 1 .of the shape shown in the drawing. This board may be readily at tachedto a'wall or, othersupporting surface by screws or the like. The board 1.is preferably disposed .at thelrequired height so as topermit the personusing the telephone to stand and readily speak into the telephone with slight inconvenience to him. A novel telephone carryingmeans is carried by the board 1 and is adapted to support the telephone ii -various positions with re- 5 spect to/th board, whereby people Of va- 1922. Serial No. 577,205.

rious heights may use the same telephone without any inconvenience to them.

This means is clearly shown in the drawings and comprises .a casing 2 which has integral lugs 3 through which screws 4: are

casing to the board 1.- In Figure 1 I have shown the casing as being provided. with a vertically extending slot 5 in the front surface thereof. A corrugated plate 6 (see Figure 2) is disposed directly in back of the front wall 7 of the casing 2 and is sedisposed, these screws'rigidly securing the cured in place by rivets 8. This plate also has a slot therein which is directly alined with the slot 5 and is of the same dimensions.

A telephone supporting stand 9 is carried by an arm 10 whichhas an upwardly extending portion 11, the latter being slidably received within the slot 5. The upper end of the arm 11 is bent outwardly and is providedwith lugs 12 which are adapted to be received in the corrugationsof theIplate 6 (see Figure 2). A plate 15 extends at right angles to the arm '10 and is rigidly secured thereto byv a bolt 16. The bolt 16 extends, through the base 9, the arm 10, and the plate 15. Fromthis construction it will be apparent that the base 9 may be rotated with respect to the arm 10 and the plate '15;

Athin disc 17 is secured to the base 9 and is disposed between the base 9 and the arm 10. This disc is provided with a hinge '18 (see Figure 1), to which a hinged platform "19 is pivotally'secured. This platformhas lugs 20 which project beyond the hinge 18, these lugs being adapted to straddlethe plate 15 or the arm 10 so as to lock the'base 9 'in'various positions. When the platform. 19 is in the position shown in Figure 2,the base Q-I'nayb'e readilyrotated with respect to the arm 10 and theplate .15. By swinging the platform 19 from the position shown in Figure 2 into the position shown in Figure 1, the lugs 20 areswung beneath the disc 17 and receive the arm 10 or the plate 15. When the platform is in this position, it locks the base against further rotativ movement.

The lugs'12 are locked in engagement with the corrugated plate 6 by a'spring pressed'locking bolt 21. This bolt is threaded into an opening 22 in the arm 11 and extends through va so uare lug 23of a spring clamping member 24. A fiber washer 23' is disposed on the lug 23 and has corrugations 25 therein, whereby the friction between the fiber washer and the wall 7 is greatly increased. As clearly shown in Figure 2, the plate 24 is U-shaped and the bolt 21 extends through both portions or arms of the plate 24. The upper end of the plate 24 is provided with a hinge 26, to which a telephone retaining arm 27 is pivotally secured. In Figure 2 I have shown the two positions into which the arm 27 may be swung. The shape of the arm 27 is clearly shown in Figure 1, and comprises two spring wire members which have a loop portion 28 therein. The loop portion is adapted to snugly receive the supporting stem 29 of the telephone. It will therefore be apparent that the wire arms of the member 27 are sprung outwardly as the telephone is disposed therein. A coil spring 30 is mounted on the bolt 21 and is disposed between the sides of the plate 24. The spring is adapted to move the bolt 21 outwardly so as to cause the lugs 12 to engage with the corrugations of the plate 6. The lugs 12 can be moved out of engagement with one set of grooves in the plate 6 and be disposed in another set of grooves by merely forcing the base 9 up or down. In this manner, the height of the telephone may be instantly adjusted to the person who is speaking. I also provide a locking bolt 31 which is secured to the arm 11 and which projects through the slot 5. At thumb nut 32 is mounted on the bolt 31 and is adapted to be rotated so as to secure the arm 11 in adjusted position. When the nut 32 is tightened, the base 9 cannot be moved with respect to the board 1.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of'the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. The device is adapted to support a telephone in place of the ordinary desk or other article of furniture upon which the telephone is usually disposed. As heretofore stated, the device is disposed at substantially the height of a person when standing so that the mouth piece of the telephone is disposed at the same level as the height of the speaker. With the adjustment feature heretofore described, the telephone may be moved up or down so as to instantly position it with respect to the person talking. In this manner, the telephone is always at the desired position, whereby no inconvenience is experienced by the per son using the instrument. The retaining arm 27 removably holds the telephone in position and readily permits the telephone to be removed from the device when the person desires to do the same. The base 9 may be rotated so as to position the hinged platform '19 in any place desired. This platform may be used for a memorandam tablet or "may support he receiver 32-} when the latter is not being used, as is shown in Figure 1.

The device may be folded when not'in use so as totake up very little room. The plate 24. not only acts as a hinge for the retaining arm 27, but also acts as a locking washer to the bolt 21. As clearly shown in Figure 2, a portion of the plate is bent outwardly so as to engage with the sides of the bolt 21 and thus hold the latter from rotating. In many instances, the locking bolt 31 is not used. This permits the base 9 to be moved so as to raise the telephone to the required elevation for the different people using the same. The spring bolt 21 is strong enough to yieldingly hold' the base .9 in adjusted position. The device is very simplein construction and is thoroughly efficient for the purpose intended. The device is also neat in appearance and is pleasing to the eye.

It should be noted that the lug 23 prevents the plate 24 and the arms 27 from r0- tating withrespect to the casing 2, since the lug is slidably received in the slot 5, the sides of the lug abutting the sides of the slot. i i i I claim:

1. A device of the type described com prising a base, a casing having a longitudinal slot therethrough, a corrugated metal strip in said casing adjacent to said slot, a platform slidably supported in the slot in said casing, a lug forming a part of the supporting means for said platform, a bolt set in said supporting means adjacent to said lug and extending exteriorly of said casing, and a Ll-shaped spring member disposed on said bolt between the head thereof and the outer wall of said casing, whereby said lug may be yieldably held into engagement with said corrugated strip.

2. A device of the type described comprising a base, a casing having a longitudinal slot therethrough, a corrugated metal strip in said casing adjacent to said slot, a bracket slidably supported in the slot in said casing, a platform supported on said bracket, a lug forming a part of said bracket arranged in registration with said corrugated strip, a bolt set in said bracket adjacent to said lug and having its head portion extending exteriorly of said casing through said slot, a fiber washer on said bolt adjacent to the outer side wall of said casing, and a resilient U-shaped metal member on said bolt between said washer and the head of said bolt.

3. A device of the type described comprising a base, a platform adjustably carried by said base, said platform being adapted to be rotated, and ,a telephone receiver carrying plate pivotally securedto said plat form and being adapted tolock :said plat form against rotation.

' 4:. In a device of the character described,

a br c e h g "rad a y ending p form pivotally mounted on said bracket at the center of said radially extending members, and a telephone receiver carrying plate,

hingedly supported onsaid platform intermediate its length, a portion of said hingedly supported plate beingfashioned to provide a pair of spaced apart lugs arranged to straddle said radially extending members selectively when said plate is moved with said platform into registration With said members and hinged in aplane contiguous to said platform. 7 v

5. A device of the type described comprising a plateadapted to be secured to a vertically extending wall; a telephone platform adjustably carried'by' said plate, said platform adapted to be rotated, telephone re-' ceiving arms pivotally carried by said plate and being adapted to receive a telephone therebetween, and a receiver carrying platform pivotally carried by said plate and being adapted to lock said telephone carrying platform against rotation.

- JOHN osinA' Moss. 

